Asparagaceae
Ornithogalum

Ornithogalum comosum L.

First published in Cent. Pl. II: 15 (1756)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & SE. Europe to Central Türkiye. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Hungary, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Türkey

Extinct in:

Czechia-Slovakia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Rat, M. (2019). https://nardus.mpn.gov.rs/bitstream/id/37733/Disertacija.pdf. epublication.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Hassler, M. (2012). Flora of Rhodes. Systematic list of flora of Rhodes http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~db111/flora/rhodos/list.php.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 1979 Gargano [s.n.] K000464918 Lectotype Yes
{Adr. Fiori; Béguinot, A.; Lacaita, C.} [1246] Italy K002173675 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Croatia K002173690 No
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [759] Greece K002173689 No
Platt, J.W.O. [214] Greece K002174846 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [214] Greece K002174848 Yes
Johnson, M.A.T. [486] Türkiye K002174832 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [561] Türkiye K002174849 Yes
{Adr. Fiori; Béguinot, A.; Lacaita, C.} [1246] Italy K002173676 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Croatia K002173691 No
Platt, J.W.O. [561] Greece K002174847 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [2130] Albania K002173688 No
Richter [s.n.] Hungary K002173680 No
Forbes [634] Türkiye K002174844 Yes
Kováls, J.V.; Alexander, L. [s.n.] Austria K002173685 No
{Petter} [s.n.] Croatia K002173692 No
Richter [s.n.] Hungary K002173681 No
Pichler [s.n.] Türkiye K002174842 Yes
Johnson, M.A.T. [335] Türkiye K002174840 Yes
Dichtl, A.; Schultz, F. [2784] Austria K002173682 No
Kotschy, C.G.T. [509] Türkiye K002174841 Yes
Tommasini [1616] Italy K002173687 No
Johnson, M.A.T. [423] Türkiye K002174838 Yes
[Hai] [s.n.] Croatia K002173693 No
[W. Reubh] [s.n.] Hungary K002173678 No
{JTM.} [s.n.] Italy K002173677 No
Johnson, M.A.T. [485] Türkiye K002174835 Yes
Cowley; Doherty; Johnson [8/90-364] Türkiye K002174834 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002173686 No
Sintenis, P. [394] Türkiye K002174843 Yes
Kováts, J.V. [s.n.] Austria K002173684 No
Johnson, M.A.T. [979] Türkiye K002174831 Yes
Baenitz, C.; Richter [[22]00] Hungary K002173679 No
Price, W.R. [1136] Greece K002173694 No
{v. Grabmayr} [s.n.] Austria K002173683 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0